# Incident 20090515009229I: Boeing E75, Reno, NV, May 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2388, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2388) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 137 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090515009229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)  LANDING RUNWAY 08 AT 4SD ON A CLEAR DAY WITH A LIGHT BREEZE AT ABOUT 110 DEGREES.  NORMAL APPROACH AND FLARE.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LULLED INTO A RELAXED STATE EXPECTING A NORMAL LANDING.  THE STEARMAN IS AN AIRPLANE THAT HAS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR A PILOT BEING RELAXED. THE PILOT CONTINUED, AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED AND THE STEARMAN SENSED THAT I WAS NOT FULLY ALERT, IT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE LEFT WING TIP ON THE ASPHALT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT.  NOW FULLY ALERT, I CORRECTED THE TURN TO THE RIGHT WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE.  THE STEARMAN, NOT WILLING TO RELINQUISH CONTROL SO EASILY BEGAN A LEFT TURN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A GROUND LOOP ONCE MORE.  HOWEVER, AS I WAS QUICKER THIS TIME I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO THWART THIS SECOND ATTEMPT BY THE STEARMAN TO GO INTO A GROUND LOOP.  RESULT: PAINT AND FABRIC SCUFFING ON OUTER WING TIPS AND A WISER PILOT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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